A weekly tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears, including recordings by Sarah Hennies, Sylvie Courvoisier, A Thousand Other Names, and Tetuzi Akiyama/Magnus Granberg/Henrik Olsson.

David Menestres talks with Mary Jane Leach and Christopher McIntyre about 'Julius Eastman: That Which Is Fundamental,' an extensive interdisciplinary retrospective running Jan. 19-Feb. 10 at the Kitchen and other venues.